You asked for it, and it’s coming. Quote posts, search, and groups are on their way. In the meantime, check out the new onboarding experience launching today. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/
A new onboarding experience on Mastodon

Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider are one and the same. This choice is what makes Mastodon different from existing social networks, but it also presents a unique onboarding challenge. To make this step easier, we now have a default sign-up option that works with a server we operate. If you wish to leave or join a different server, you can do so at any time.

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@Mastodon yay quote toots and search!!
@luana @Mastodon okay one question since your the top comment, will there be an ability to opt out of indexing. I think this important for kiwifarms victims, since often times trolls will search you and ensure you can't have any platform without them
@luana @Mastodon also having your account private isn't a fair solution
@skymtf @luana Is there even any possibility to opt-out from indexing the other services in the Fediverse?
On Friendica, Pleroma and Calckey everyone can already search and find my posts - which is okay for me, but I understand that this is a completely different situation for other people.

@skymtf @luana @Mastodon you might look what instances they're at, then block those instances ?

Most instances will defederate any other instances supporting trolls if they're signaled to their moderation teams.

Not perfect but at least there are options.

@cmdrDiscoCat @luana @Mastodon I feel like tech.lgbt really good about that, Im copying their fedi block list